Alex Rodriguez

Had events gone differently 20 years ago tomorrow, the Washington Nationals might still be the Montreal Expos.

Buck Showalter might be in the Hall of Fame.

Peter Angelos might be viewed as a heroic figure.

The Steroid Era might have been largely avoided.

And Major League Baseball might still be right up there with the NFL in terms of popularity.

Twenty years ago tomorrow I was at Camden Yards to cover a Baltimore Orioles game that wound up ending prematurely by rain, appropriate given that the entire 1994 season ended prematurely thanks to bitter labor strife that led to the mother of all strikes.

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